The government must revamp its 'half-hearted' windfall tax to divert fossil fuel firms' bumper profits into home energy efficiency upgrades and support for low-income households, writes Ashden's Harriet Lamb
August has kicked off in style with oil giant BP announcing eye-watering quarterly profits of $8.45bn (£6.9bn), the highest in 14 years. As senior executives welcome these rocketing profits, ordinary people...
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